Ran Min

Full name
	Family name: Born Shí (石),; later Rǎn (冉); Given name: Mǐn (閔);
Era name and dates
	Yǒngxīng (永興): 350 – September 8, 352
Posthumous name
	Heavenly King Wudao; (武悼天王, by the Former Yan); Emperor Ping; (平皇帝, by the Ran family)

Emperor Ping of Wei
魏平帝
Emperor Ping of Wei; 魏平帝
Emperor of Ran Wei
Reign	350 – May 17, 352
Born	Unknown
Died	June 1, 352
Full name
Full name
	Family name: Born Shí (石),; later Rǎn (冉); Given name: Mǐn (閔);
Era name and dates
	Yǒngxīng (永興): 350 – September 8, 352
Posthumous name
	Heavenly King Wudao; (武悼天王, by the Former Yan); Emperor Ping; (平皇帝, by the Ran family)
Dynasty	Ran Wei

Ran Min (simplified Chinese: 冉闵; traditional Chinese: 冉閔; pinyin: Rǎn Mǐn; died 352), also known as Shi Min (石閔), posthumously honored by the Former Yan as Heavenly King Wudao of (Ran) Wei ((冉)魏武悼天王), courtesy name Yongzeng (永曾), nickname Jinu (棘奴), was a military leader during the era of Sixteen Kingdoms in China and the only emperor of the short-lived state Ran Wei (冉魏). He was known for ordering the culling of the Jie and other barbarians, during which 200,000 people, both Han and non-Han people, were killed between 349 and 350.

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